Experienced Online Services Engineer - American Football

Electronic Arts
life insurance, paid time off, sick time, retirement plan
United States, Florida, Orlando
Feb 19, 2025
Description & Requirements Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen. EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, EA Sports FC soccer, NHL hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC. The Online Software Engineer will help build networked game experiences for EA Sports titles. We are looking for engineers who enjoy prototyping, planning, implementing, and maintaining amazing new features and technology for a fast paced, action oriented multiplayer sports game. You will report to a Software Engineering Manager and work with your Technical Lead to estimate, build and improve projects. You will be focused on delivering excellent game experiences through efficient and effective code, from the customer-facing experience through to the backend services that power those experiences. This role will be Hybrid/Onsite in Orlando, FL or Victoria, BC Your Responsibilities: Leverage EA's Digital Platform technologies to implement server features, components, and services. Create and maintain client code to support features and improve multiplayer experiences. Optimize client and server online systems to improve latency, reliability, scalability, performance, and memory. Design and iterate on architecture and infrastructure improvements for live systems and workflows. Work closely with partner teams to stand up and maintain online infrastructure and services for the title. Own experiences through the full stack, from UI in the game client all the way to the backend services and databases that power those experiences Your Qualifications Experience in software development with a strong C# focus. Experience developing in and debugging multi-threaded/concurrent architectures. Familiarity with database technologies (e.g. MySQL, SQL, Redis). Knowledge of networking protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP). Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience. Pluses: Experience with networked applications or features (client/server and/or peer-to-peer). Experience with or excitement to learn C++ Experience working with Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo game consoles. Experience with network optimization and improving service reliability Experience with log analysis and tools such as Splunk. Experience with Linux. Experience with Visual Studio and deep knowledge of the debugging tools. Regardless of your specialization, a few things we're always looking for: Passion. You love programming and are always looking to learn more and hone your craft. A sense of humility and ability to thrive in a team environment. You look for help when you're stuck and you want to help your teammates when they need it. A knack for managing your time. You know when to go deeper on a task versus recognizing that it's time to get 'er done and move on to the next thing. Quality is important, but so is speed! Drive to execute. Projects you've worked on in the past (personal or professional) got finished, and got finished properly... and it had a lot to do with you. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). BASE SALARY RANGES British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $96,400 - $133,900 CAD In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. *About Electronic Arts* We're proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do. Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.